The Americans Renewed for Season 3

Today, FX picked up its hit period drama series The Americans for a third season, comprised of 13 all-new episodes.

"The Americans continues be one of the best shows on television," said FX Original Programming Co-President Eric Schrier. "Executive Producers Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields and Graham Yost have done a wonderful job delivering two seasons, and the performances from Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys and Noah Emmerich are stellar. Fans will be blown away by the rest of this season, and we can't wait to see what they come up with next year."

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Added executive producer Joel Fields, "We are so delighted and grateful to continue telling the stories of these characters."

The Americans has six episodes remaining in Season 2, including tonight's broadcast, and airs on Wednesdays at 10pm ET/PT on FX.

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